The Washington Post profiles a kilt shop owner who sees a fashion trend … wait a minute … there’s such a thing as kilt shop? Yep. The paper says Utilikilt of Seattle sold 14,000 “man skirts” last year. A new store just opened near the capital, giving the paper an excuse to address the popularity of this unusual garment.
“This time of year, it’s all about the breeze,” Kevin Edwards, a firefighter with a dozen kilts in his closet, tells the paper.
According to the Utilikilt website, buyers have their choice of skirts made out leather and canvas. One is designed to match a tuxedo jacket. Another looks like a pair of tennis shorts. For the “bigger brothers,” the company offers what it calls the “beergut cut.”
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